passive voice - quick quizz

When do you use the passive voice?

• when you want to explain who did something

• when you don't know who did something that matters

• when the person who did something is very important

Answer explanation

He doesn't know who ate the apple and doesn't really care. What matters is that h doesn't have the apple anymore.

What is the auxiliary verb for the passive voice

• be

• have

• do

What tense must the auxiliary verb be?

• present

• the same tense as the verb in the passive voice

• the past participle

• the same tense as the verb in the active voice

The main verb of the sentence is in the

• past participle

• past perfect

• simple past

The object of the sentence in the active sentence becomes

• the subject of the passive sentence

• the Direct object of the passive sentence

• the Indirect object of the passive sentence

• nothing. It disappears

True or False: The passive voice is frequently used in English

• True

• False

Which of the following are reasons to use a "by" phrase? (select all that are true)

• It's important to know who did the action

• You don't know who did the action

• You don't want to emphasize the person who did the action

• You need to emphasize which person/thing did the action

Active or Passive Voice?
The trees were stripped last month.

• Active 
• Passive

Active or Passive Voice?
The computers were shipped early in September.

• Active
• Passive

identify the subject of this sentence:

The cake was baked yesterday

• Someone

• the cake

• the person who baked the cake